It was produced by John Leckie, and engineered by Nigel Godrich, who has produced all of Radiohead's subsequent studio albums. It was the first Radiohead album with cover art by Stanley Donwood, who, with singer Thom Yorke, has produced all of Radiohead's artwork since.

The Bends also marked an evolution to multi-layered song arrangements, and increasingly mysterious lyricism which moved away from Yorke’s previous themes of personal angst. Under pressure to match the success of Pablo Honey, Radiohead’s first two months working on the album proved to be a great challenge. Matched with a slow recording process, the band found it counterproductive to record several hit singles in succession, with producer John Leckie recalling: Everyone was pulling their hair out saying, ‘It’s not good enough!. e were trying too hard.

It was produced by John Leckie, and engineered by Nigel Godrich, who went on to produce all of future Radiohead’s releases. It was the first Radiohead album with cover art by Stanley Donwood, who, with singer Thom Yorke, has produced all of Radiohead’s artwork since.

The Bends is the second studio album by English rock band Radiohead. Produced by John Leckie and engineered by Nigel Godrich, who would go on to co-produce all future albums by the band, The Bends marked the beginning of a shift in aesthetics and themes, with greater use of keyboards and more abrasive and subtle guitar tracks